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In certain cases, atrial fibrillation may need emergency treatment to to get the heart back into normal rhythm. This treatment may involve electrical cardioversion or intravenous(IV) drugs such as dofetilide, amiodarone, or ibutilide.
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Atrial fibrillation and flutter are usually treated with medications and/or electrical shock( cardioversion). In some cases, removal of a small portion of the heart(ablation), implantation of a pacemaker or a cardioverter defibrillator, or maze su...
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Cardioversion is a procedure to restore the heart's normal rhythm. During the procedure, you'll be given medication to keep you free from pain. Then the doctor gives you a brief electric shock. This helps your heartbeat become normal again.
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Defibrillation is a process in which an electrical device called a defibrillator sends an electric shock to the heart to stop an arrhythmia resulting in the return of a productive heart rhythm.Defibrillation is performed to correct life-threatenin...
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Cardioversion is a method to restore an abnormal heart rhythm back to normal.Cardioversion can be done using an energy shock(electric cardioversion) or medications(pharmacologic cardioversion).Electric cardioversion may use a device that can be pl...
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Cardioversion refers to the process of restoring the heart''s normal rhythm by applying a controlled electric shock to the exterior of the chest. Abnormal heart rhythms are called arrhythmias or dysrhythmias.When the heart beats too fast, blood no ...
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An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator(ICD) is a device that detects any life-threatening, rapid heartbeat. If such a heartbeat, called an arrhythmia, occurs, the ICD quickly sends an electrical shock to the heart to change the rhythm back to n...
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Defibrillation is a process in which an electronic device sends an electric shock to the heart to stop an extremely rapid, irregular heartbeat, and restore the normal heart rhythm.Defibrillation is performed to correct life-threatening fibrillatio...
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Cardioversion refers to the process of restoring the heart''s normal rhythm by applying a controlled electric shock to the exterior of the chest.When the heart beats too fast, blood no longer circulates effectively in the body. Cardioversion is use...
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